Letters - Land, Road Accidents
Land disputesBy Disgusted Lozi
Thursday June 19, 2008 [04:00]
I am disappointed with chief Shakumbila. How can a traditional leader use such harsh language against a fellow traditional leader and for that matter, a woman? How can chief Shakumbila resolve problems of his subjects if he fails to see sense in resolving boundary problems with fellow leaders in a diplomatic way.
The police in Zambia are not doing their job because they should have arrested chief Shakumbila for threatening the peace of Chieftainess Nkomeshya. My advise to the chieftainess is not to follow the words of chief Shakumbila but solve this problem as civilised people and leaders.
We are not in the 14th Century we are in the 21st Century, and such language as used by the chief is unacceptable.
It is high time the goverment conducts diplomatic training for our traditional leaders on how to behave in public and in private. Anger cannot solve problems.
http://www.postzambia.com/post-read_article.php?articleId=42910
Road traffic Accidents
By Concerned citizen
Wednesday June 18, 2008 [04:00]
I am very concerned at the frequency of traffic accidents on our roads. We are having too many deaths and all the time the government wants to blame other people for their failures.
Not so long ago, we were told that all buses would be fitted with speed-limit gadgets but we have not seen anyone follow up this matter.
Most vehicles, including public transport, use second-hand tyres which pose a risk to human life because they can burst at anytime. Even in this area, I have not seen the government do anything to enable motorists afford brand-new tyres.
We have seen the government wave duty on music instruments, computers, cell phones and many other things but not on tyres.
The Lusaka-Ndola road is too narrow for the type of traffic it is exposed to and there is need for a dual-carriage way. If the government can budget even for thirty kilometres per year, at the end of 12 years, the Lusaka-Ndola stretch would be completed. Although we are being reminded that the government has no money, surely some issues can be sorted out in a simpler way.
Stopping movement of public transport at night is not the solution because economic activity must continue twenty-four hours a day.
The government should play its part and stop blaming others for the accidents on our roads.
Labels: CAR ACCIDENTS, CHIEFS, LAND
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